Masanori Kobayashi Explained

Masanori Kobayashi 小林正則
Birth Date:	14 February 1976
Birth Place:	Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Weight:	79kg (174lb)
Yearpro:	1998
Tour:	Japan Golf Tour
Prowins:	6
Japwins:	3
Asiawins:	1
Otherwins:	3
Masters:	DNP
Usopen:	DNP
Open:	CUT: 2014, 2018
Pga:	DNP
Award1:	Japan Challenge Tour money list winner
Year1:	2000
Award2:	Asian Tour Rookie of the Year
Year2:	2012

Kobayashi has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 1999.^[1] He won his first title in 2011 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open and his second at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open in 2012.^[2] He also won two events on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2000.^[2]

Professional wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 May 2011	Totoumi Hamamatsu Open	−20 (69-66-68-65=268)	Playoff	Ryo Ishikawa
2	23 Sep 2012	Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open¹	−17 (74-64-67-62=267)	1 stroke	Koumei Oda
3	22 Oct 2013	Japan Open Golf Championship	−10 (69-69-69-67=274)	3 strokes	Koumei Oda

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	12 May 2000	Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge	−5 (71-68=139)	1 stroke	Hirooki Kikkawa, Takuya Ogawa
2	19 Jul 2000	PRGR Cup (West)	−7 (71-64=135)	4 strokes	Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Daisuke Maruyama, Kimihiro Matsunaga
3	23 Sep 2022	ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament	−8 (69-67=136)*	2 strokes	Kazuya Koura, Ren Yonezawa

*Note: The 2022 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

WD = withdrew